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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
(RV) Inflow View ... (RV) Outflow View ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
on Echocardiogram ... but very clear ventricular ... interdependence—notice how the RV ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... to Accommodate RV ... intrapericardial (heart ... transmitted to the heart ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
dissociation, ventricular ... regurgitation, constrictive ... , severe right heart ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... to workup right-heart ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ; RV enlargement ... /w acute right heart ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
hospitalized for heart ... associated with constrictive ... embolism, right ventricular ... patients after cardiac ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... and McConnell sign ... view E. 60/60 sign ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... chambers of the heart ... see it in right ventricular ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... pressures (RA, RV ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... ● v wave: ventricular ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology